Exam board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: English Literature
First teaching: September 2015
First exams: Summer 2016

Enable students to achieve their best grade in AS/A-level English Literature with this year-round course companion; designed to instil in-depth textual understanding as students read, analyse and revise the AQA A Poetry Anthology throughout the course.

This Study and Revise guide:

- Increases students' knowledge of the AQA A Poetry Anthology as they progress through the detailed commentary and contextual information written by experienced teachers and examiners

- Develops understanding of characterisation, themes, form, structure and language, equipping students with a rich bank of textual examples to enhance their coursework and exam responses

- Builds critical and analytical skills through challenging, thought-provoking questions and tasks that encourage students to form their own personal responses to the text

- Extends learning and prepares students for higher-level study by introducing critical viewpoints, comparative references to other literary works and suggestions for independent research

- Helps students maximise their exam potential using clear explanations of the Assessment Objectives, sample student answers and examiner insights

- Improves students' extended writing techniques through targeted advice on planning and structuring a successful essay

Please note: This book uses early modern English spelling, in accordance with the AQA Anthology.

Reviews
This is a major help for students and teachers alike. Informative, scholarly and always interesting, it is a great text to support the new AQA AS and A-level specifications. Highly recommended. -- Amazon reviewer * Victoria Daniels *
Useful study guide for the new A-level specs and the only one I could find. Covers all the poems in the two anthologies. -- Amazon reviewer * Victoria Daniels *



Book Information
ISBN 9781471853838
Author Luke McBratney
Format Paperback
Page Count 104
Imprint Hodder Education
Publisher Hodder Education
Weight(grams) 240g
Dimensions(mm) 244mm * 188mm * 10mm